Dopamine neuronal loss contributes to memory and reward dysfunction in a model of Alzheimer’s disease

Dopamine neuronal loss contributes to memory and reward dysfunction in a model of Alzheimer’s disease

Dopaminergic dysfunction occurs in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The authors show that in a mouse model of AD, loss of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area, but not the substantia nigra, occurs at early pre-plaque stages, and may contribute to impaired cognition and reward processing.

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Main Authors: Annalisa Nobili, Emanuele Claudio Latagliata, Maria Teresa Viscomi, Virve Cavallucci, Debora Cutuli, Giacomo Giacovazzo, Paraskevi Krashia, Francesca Romana Rizzo, Ramona Marino, Mauro Federici, Paola De Bartolo, Daniela Aversa, Maria Concetta Dell’Acqua, Alberto Cordella, Marco Sancandi, Flavio Keller, Laura Petrosini, Stefano Puglisi-Allegra, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Roberto Coccurello, Nicola Berretta, Marcello D’Amelio
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0bfe3928a258483cb4eba1b96c8e6f16
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